Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Khayr al-Nisa’ Baygum and Haj Muhammad Mahdi, 1828

Marriage contract of Khayr al-Nisa’ Baygum and Haj Muhammad Mahdi, 1828

Marriage contract of Khayr al-Nisa’ Baygum, daughter of Mirza Muhammad Baqir (son of Muhammad Isma’il Bayg known as Aqa Babak), and Haj Muhammad Mahdi, son of Haj Muhammad Rafi‘ [illegible]. The mahr is one hundred tumans. The groom settled fifty tumans of the mahr with the bride in exchange for two sets of women clothing and part of a property in ‘Abbas Abad region of [illegible] Garm Rud. The groom additionally promised to pay for ten mans [unit of weight] of copperware, ten misqals [unit of weight] of golden jewelry, and an Abyssinian female slave for the bride and ask nothing in exchange.

Item Details

  • Date 12 April 1828
  • Dimensions 88 x 39 cm
  • Collections Meisam Ahmadi Kafshani
  • Repository Meisam Ahmadi Kafshani Collection
  • Restrictions Any non-academic and commercial use needs the permission from the owner of the collection.
  • Accessed 30 August 2017
  • Last Edited 21 September 2017
  • Record no. 15161A18
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